Dr Khalid Waleed
Dr Khalid Waleed

  • October 23, 2025

    Let’s rewire the grid

    A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon. — AFP/FilePakistan’s power sector today stands at the edge...

  • October 20, 2025

    Creative destruction and NDC 3.0

    “Every nation faces a moment when survival demands reinvention; Pakistan’s comes not with the roar of revolution, but with the hum of solar...

  • May 05, 2025

    The winds of Thatta

    Pakistan’s energy crisis is technical, economic, institutional and strategic. It is no longer enough to tweak the margins of Pakistan’s power...

  • February 24, 2025

    Lost in transmission

    Pakistan’s power transmission system serves as the backbone of the electricity sector, facilitating the transfer of electricity from power...

  • January 27, 2025

    Leveraging NDCs

    The term ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’ might sound like an abstract policy framework to some, but it is the beating heart of the Paris...

  • December 30, 2024

    Baku to Belem: roadmap for climate finance

    The recent negotiations at COP29 in Baku have set in motion the ambitious yet essential ‘Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T’. This framework aims to...

  • December 02, 2024

    Navigating the climate debt trap

    COP29 ended with mixed reactions and takeaways, and discussions have already turned towards COP30, which will be hosted in Belem, Brazil.

  • September 30, 2024

    Our planning myopia

    Pakistan's electricity woes continue to deepen as the country contends with surging electricity generation costs, transmission bottlenecks and...

  • September 09, 2024

    The carbon market challenge

    The recent decision by Verra, the leading standard-setting organization for the voluntary carbon market, to reject 37 rice cultivation projects in...

  • September 02, 2024

    The mirage of misused subsidies

    Pakistan’s electricity tariff structure has inadvertently fostered a practice that threatens to undermine the system’s integrity and financial...

  • July 29, 2024

    Understanding the ‘bad’ economics of Thar coal

    Thar coal is considered a local energy source that could potentially solve Pakistan's energy problems and boost the economy. However, upon exploring...